{"id":14904,"date":"2022-07-12T14:17:42","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T14:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getdevdone.com\/blog\/?p=14904"},"modified":"2022-07-19T13:46:59","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T13:46:59","slug":"our-favorite-navigation-menu-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getdevdone.com\/blog\/our-favorite-navigation-menu-effects.html","title":{"rendered":"Our Faves: Top 12 Navbar Hover Effects and Effects on Click"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you looking for inspiring effects and interaction ideas for your site? Well, we’ve put together a collection of some of the most creative and fresh navbar demos and tutorials. Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Greedy Navigation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

See the Pen Greedy Navigation<\/a> by lukejacksonn (@lukejacksonn<\/a>) on CodePen<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a great way to handle a responsive menu. With just a little JavaScript, you\u2019ll get a menu that stacks items into a dropdown when they overflow. Not only that, but a hamburger style button with a badge count appears when there are hidden items to reveal. Luke Jackson calls it Greedy Navigation\u2014we call it genius.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One Page Navigation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n

\nSee the Pen One Page Navigation CSS Menu by Alberto Hartzet (@hrtzt) on CodePen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

If you are looking for a simple one page navigation to access different sections, and if you want transitions with pure CSS, then look no further. This One Page Navigation Menu is super clean, super neat, and super cool!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oooey Gooey Menu Effect<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n

\nSee the Pen svg goo effect demonstration by Lucas Bebber (@lbebber) on CodePen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Lucas Bebber offers a perfect explanation of how SVG filters work, including how to use them to create a fun, gooey navigation menu effect. Check out the full tutorial here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responsive Navigation Ideas<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n

\nSee the Pen Responsive Navigation Ideas by Andrzej Dubiel (@dubiel) on CodePen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Here you\u2019ll find six different ways to turn plain old hamburger menus into something exciting. Simple hamburgers and a couple of plus icons flip, rotate, and transform into menus with just a few lines of JavaScript! No need for fries and a shake with these burgers\u2014they are a visual feast in and of themselves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Navigating the Vertical Design<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n

\nSee the Pen Vertical Layout with Navigation by Ettrics (@ettrics) on CodePen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s another way to tackle one page navigation when you\u2019re working with a vertical scrolling layout. This menu starts with a simple hamburger icon and expands into vertical navigation with cool, bouncy animation. The scrolling effect is just as good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Responsive Sidebar Navigation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\"dashboard\"<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This is an awesome responsive solution<\/a> for big, complex sites like dashboards and admin areas, with many sub-categories in the menu. It’s neat, elegant, and intuitive. Just give it a try!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flat Navigation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n

\nSee the Pen Flat Navigation by Andy Tran (@andytran) on CodePen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Are you looking for a simple navbar with more classic lines? If so, then check out this flat menu concept by Andy Tran and prepare to get inspired. All it takes is a little JavaScript and CSS under the hood to make this menu purr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Flexbox Menu with Animation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n

\nSee the Pen Lovely Flexbox Navigation Menu With Animation by Tomas Liashuk (@MyCarrera) on CodePen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

The beauty of a flexbox menu<\/a> is that you can easily design for items to take up as much space as they need. Flex items grow, shrink, and wrap as needed. This menu shows just how easy it is to combine all the awesome flexbox features with animation for a truly remarkable navbar. If you want to learn more about flexbox, check out this tutorial.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Animated Navbar Hover Effect<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n

\nSee the Pen \nCreative Navbar Hover Effect by Santosh Goswami (@sbgoswami)\non CodePen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Why not combine navbar animation on hover with on click effect? Santosh Goswami has done just that. Only using the navbar animation CSS power with no JavaScript thrown in, he managed to create one of the most exciting navigation hover effects out there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When hovering over an item, it comes to the forefront, while the rest of the navbar blurs away in the background. And if you click on the item at the same time, it becomes active and underlined. You can catch two rabbits after all. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stacked Navigation<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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If you thought the Stacked Navigation over on Dribble<\/a> was cool, then you\u2019re going to love this demo<\/a>! To activate the stacked menu, click the icon in the upper left corner. The navigation is provided by a collection of 3D pages that appear at the bottom of the screen. Then the next two pages are behind the current page in a stack. Clicking on a menu item calls the respective page up. This creative use of JavaScript \u2014 along with some modern CSS properties \u2014 has us saying \u201cDeal us in!\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bulb Style Navigation Menu<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n

\nSee the Pen Bulb Style Navigation Menu by Brady Sammons (@soulrider911) on CodePen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Here\u2019s another great navigation idea that makes good use of flexbox. This main menu design also uses the CSS :pseudo element to create bulbs for a nice subtle interaction. Add a bit of color change to the background and hover, and you\u2019ve got the base for a super bulb style main menu!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bootstrap Navbar with Material Tabs and Search<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n

\nSee the Pen \nBootstrap Navbar with Material Tabs and Search by Omkar Kulkarni (@TheThinkinGeek)\non CodePen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

This navbar may look simplistic and easy to implement. But in fact, there’s quite a bit of code under the hood with JavaScript blazing some of its most powerful guns. And while it has none of CSS menu hover effects such as the one Santosh Goswami used in his navbar (see above), it looks no less interesting with its sliding underline. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Importance of the Navbar and the Most Common Navbar Hover Effects<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s probably no website design element so crucial for the user experience as the navbar. It\u2019s like a road map. If it\u2019s confusing, hard to read, and differs from page to page instead of being uniform, users are not likely to stay on your website for long.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The navbar has particular significance for money-generating sites, such as online stores. If a consumer can\u2019t easily find a product they are interested in because of a badly designed navbar, it will negatively impact the sales. Thus, an online merchant serious about their business should pay the closest attention to the navbar design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Most Widely Used Types of Navbar<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are several types of navigation menu you can find on the majority of sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n